There are several quintessential moments in a girl's (in this case mine) life: graduating from college, getting married, becoming a mother, and having the right boy smile at you. So, none of these but the latter has happened to me yet. For now, the last enough. On Wednesday, while walking up to class in a hazey daze from not getting enough sleep this random boy who I have never met gave me a rose. No cheesey pickup line attached, just a shy smile as he said, "If you put it in water the other bud will bloom." I was flustered and surprised that I don't even know if I said thank you. Though, it had to be one of the most beautiful gestures that has melted away all of my worries and unhappiness. Later that day, I was waiting at the dmv while my roommate was getting a state id. We were there for over an hour and a half with everyone there completely disgruntled and angry at being there. Being there with all that angst, just put things into perspective for me. Everyone was there was upset and unhappy for something they can't change and that really isn't worth the energy to be sad about. Admist all of that gloom, I was happy. I'm sure I was also very annoying. But I won't focus on that part. I think the key when things get overwhelming is to focus on the small details. Those are my loves. But I will stop before someone here begins to wonder if they're reading 'Chicken Soup for the Listerine's Soul'. I'm leaving in three hours on a roadtrip (one of my favorite things in the world) to visit my best friend who is working in Arizona for the summer. By the time she returns here, I'll have escaped back home in North Carolina. It so hard seeing friends and knowing that theres a good chance it'll be the last time you'll see them. Well, I know that when I return on Tuesday I'll have an overabundance of e-mails from all of you lovely loquacious lads and lasses (how's that for alliteration?) so I just wanted to leave a note of mine before then. Sorry, that it has no B&S content. Maybe I can make up for it by shameless flattery of both the list and the list Mummy, dear honey. Both of which I adore immensely. And honey always reminds me of Winnie the Pooh - which invariably puts me in a wonderous mood. In fact, I'll end my note with a Pooh (Winnie the, that is) inspired quote: "When waking in the morning remember that whether your first thought is 'What's for breakfast?' or 'I wonder what exciting is going to happen today', its the same thing." Well, I'm off like a prom dress (that was dedicated to not so nasty but amazingly amusing you prom girl, hehe). Have a sparkling day, kiddies -- Llew _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ +---+ Brought to you by the reborn Sinister mailing list +---+ To send to the list mail "sinister@majordomo.net". To unsubscribe send "unsubscribe sinister" or "unsubscribe sinister-digest" to "majordomo@majordomo.net". WWW: http://www.majordomo.net/sinister +-+ "legion of bedroom saddo devotees" "tech-heads and students" +-+ +-+ "the cardie wearing biscuit nibbling belle & sebastian list" +-+ +-+ "jelly-filled danishes" +-+ +----------------------------------------------------------------------+